In Fredericton, the average duration of stay in shelters and on the streets is 34.8 months. This was discovered through a point in time count. The chronic and episodically homeless make up 15% of the homeless population and rely on over 50% of government resources for this group, in terms of law enforcement, health care and other emergency services. These […]
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I am so grateful to be back in my apartment. I just love it here. I lived in this subsidized apartment for nearly two years before I was wrongly evicted without just cause. The former building manager just gave me the eviction notice and there was nothing I could do. He wanted me out and I had no idea why. […]
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I’ll be 72 this week. And I have been living in my affordable housing unit for 18 months. I had a tough time initially when I moved into here, and I didn’t understand why. Then I realized. It felt like the last stop before the graveyard. This wasn’t what I thought I’d be doing at this age. I owned my […]
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There are around 6000 people on the NB housing list and over 1000 people in Fredericton alone. Affordable housing needs to become a government priority again in New Brunswick.
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